Current Affairs Quiz: April 12, 2024
- Which of the following accurately represents IIT Bombay’s ranking in the QS World University Rankings by Subject for 2024 in Engineering and Technology?
A) 35th
B) 45th
C) 55th
D) 65th
E) None of the above
- What festival did the Kashmiri Pandit community celebrate recently, drawing crowds to religious sites across Jammu and Kashmir?
A) Navratri
B) Diwali
C) Navreh
D) Holi
E) None of the above
- Who has been appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of Suryoday Small Finance Bank, effective from April 11, 2024?
A) Deepak Kumar Sharma
B) Rajesh Singh
C) Neha Gupta
D) Sanjay Patel
E) None of the above
- Which private bank recently inaugurated a branch on Kavaratti Island in Lakshadweep, thus becoming the only private sector bank to have a presence in the Union Territory?
A) ICICI Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
E) None of the above
- During which festival in Nepal will PhonePe, in collaboration with eSewa and the Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN) Pokhara, promote digital payments through UPI?
A) Dashain
B) Tihar
C) Fewa New Year Festival
D) Holi
E) None of the above
- What is the name of Cisco’s CSR initiative that, in collaboration with the Nasscom Foundation, honored 10 winning startups from its 6th cohort during the Neovation celebration in New Delhi?
A) InnovateIndia
B) Tech4Good
C) thingQbator
D) EmpowerTech
E) None of the above
- As per the Carbon Majors report by InfluenceMap, which entities were identified as the top three CO2-emitting companies from 2016 to 2022?
A) ExxonMobil, Shell, BP
B) Saudi Aramco, Gazprom, Coal India
C) Chevron, Total, ConocoPhillips
D) PetroChina, ADNOC, ENI
E) None of the above
- At the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), which eye hospital’s research team received the ‘Best Scientific Poster Award’ for their study on improving vision in stable keratoconus patients post Crosslinking surgery?
A) Aravind Eye Hospital
B) LV Prasad Eye Institute
C) Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital
D) Shankara Eye Hospital
E) None of the above
- Through which platform has Karnataka Bank collaborated to introduce 3-in-1 accounts (savings, demat, and trading) on its mobile banking app, KBL Mobile Plus?
A) Paytm
B) FISDOM
C) Zerodha
D) Groww
E) None of the above
- Which bank has entered into a corporate agency collaboration with Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Ltd. to offer tailor-made life insurance options to its customers?
A) HDFC Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) Jana Small Finance Bank
D) Axis Bank
E) None of the above
- With which entity has ICICI Lombard formed a strategic alliance to provide accessible insurance solutions to nearly one crore clients?
A) HDFC Bank
B) Policybazaar
C) LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India)
D) SBI General Insurance
E) None of the above
- With which leading general insurance provider did J&K Bank sign a Corporate Agency Agreement to offer comprehensive financial solutions to its customers?
A) HDFC ERGO
B) New India Assurance Co. Ltd (NIACL)
C) ICICI Lombard
D) Bajaj Allianz
E) None of the above
- What is the primary purpose of the protocol signed between India and Mauritius to amend the double taxation avoidance agreement?
A) To modify withholding tax rates
B) To introduce a capital gains tax clause
C) To extend the tax residency period
D) To include a principal purpose test for claiming treaty benefits
E) None of the above
- Which Indian university has achieved the highest ranking in the World University Rankings list, specifically in the subject of Development Studies, according to Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)?
A) Delhi University
B) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
C) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
D) Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
E) None of the above
- What is the projected value of India’s food processing sector by 2025-26, as mentioned in Anita Praveen’s statement at the FICCI Scientific Symposium?
A) USD 235 billion
B) USD 335 billion
C) USD 435 billion
D) USD 535 billion
E) None of the above
- According to a new forecast by World Trade Organization (WTO) economists, what is the projected change in the volume of world merchandise trade for 2024 and 2025?
A) 2.6% increase in 2024 and 3.3% increase in 2025
B) 3.3% increase in 2024 and 2.6% increase in 2025
C) 1.2% decrease in 2024 and 3.3% increase in 2025
D) None of these
E) 3.3% increase in 2024 and 1.2% decrease in 2025
- Which country’s Prime Minister, Katrin Jakobsdottir, recently announced her resignation with plans to contest the presidential elections?
A) Iceland
B) Finland
C) Ireland
D) New Zealand
E) None of the above
- In which Indian state did the Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army conduct a training exercise involving the firing of anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) at a “super high-altitude area of 17,000 feet”?
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Uttarakhand
D) Sikkim
E) None of the above
- At the 2024 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, who represented India and achieved the silver medal in the men’s 57kg freestyle final?
A) Vicky
B) Abhimanyou
C) Udit
D) Rahul
E) None of the above
- Which defensive system did Israel utilize for the first time against a “suspicious” target that breached the country’s airspace near the southern city of Eilat?
A) Iron Dome
B) Arrow
C) David’s Sling
D) C-Dome
E) None of the above
- India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) facilitates cash withdrawals from the convenience of one’s home through which service?
A) Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS)
B) Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
C) Immediate Payment Service (IMPS)
D) National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)
E) None of the above
- To improve early detection and reduce mortality rates, researchers at which institution have developed a nanosensor capable of quickly detecting cytokines?
A) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
B) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
C) Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur
D) Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
E) None of the above
- Who was honored as the South Asian Person of the Year by Harvard University, an Indian-American actor known for their role in ‘Mean Girls’?
A) Priyanka Chopra
B) Mindy Kaling
C) Avantika Vandanapu
D) Dev Patel
E) None of the above
- Who has been unanimously elected as the new President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) at the 48th ASOIF General Assembly held in Birmingham?
A) Ingmar De Vos
B) Thomas Bach
C) Sepp Blatter
D) Jacques Rogge
E) None of the above
- According to recommendations from the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB), who is set to replace S Ramann as the Chairman and MD of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), and who has been suggested to serve as the MD of National Housing Bank (NHB) with prior experience in Centrum Housing Finance and LIC Housing Finance?
A) Manoj Mittal and S Ramann
B) Sanjay Shukla and Manoj Mittal
C) Sanjay Shukla and S Ramann
D) Manoj Mittal and Sanjay Shukla
E) None of the above
- Who has been appointed as the Director of The National Judicial Academy (NJAC), Bhopal, by the Supreme Court, as announced by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud during a ceremonial bench conducted to honor the retiring justice?
A) Justice Aniruddha Bose
B) Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman
C) Justice Arun Mishra
D) Justice Indu Malhotra
E) Justice Indira Banerjee
- Who signed an agreement to advance sustainable human exploration of the Moon, according to a collaboration between NASA and Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)?
A) Bill Gates and Masayoshi Son
B) Elon Musk and Shinzo Abe
C) Bill Nelson and Masahito Moriyama
D) Jeff Bezos and Yoshihide Suga
E) None of the above